Blade availablity for 9000 series

[GuvnorIBrokeMyPCX]

Hi,

can someone shine some light into the different blade options available for the 9000 series switches. We are about to invest in 2 x 9800 and we have a mix of 1GbE Fibre and copper requirements and an additional requirement for 10/100 copper (this is for server ilo access only).

can someone outline the options available on
OS9-GNI-Uxx
OS9-GNI-Cxx
OS9-ENI-Cxx

I have seen the availability on the brochure on the Alcatel-Lucent Website but cannot believe that those are all the options available. (GNI-U24 and GNI-C24).
I was hoping that the OS7 blades would work but I have been told that this definately wont be the case.

Many Thanks in Advance

[hchebo]

For the OS9000 series, you have:

OS9-GNI-C20L 20-10/100 and two SFP ports
OS9-GNI-C24 24 10/100/1000 ports
OS9-GNI-C48T 48 10/100/1000 ports using the MRJ21 connector cable
OS9-GNI-P24 24 10/100/1000 ports with POE
OS9-GNI-U24 24 SFP ports. The SFPs can be any of the CWDM, LH40, LH70
LX, SX, Copper SFPs. You also have the option of 100Base-FX
and Dual Speed (100Base-FX or 1000Base-X)

In addition, there are the 10Gbit options.

I hope this helps.

[GuvnorIBrokeMyPCX]

yes thanks, I met with the UK Alcatel-Lucent Data channel guy this week and have sorted things out!

Thanks for the reply.

The OS9-GNI-C20L is a strange one, apparently designed for the German market!

[benny]

No its not strange,

In my opinion this NI is for the 9600 if you install the chassis in the access area and want to connect the distribution area by fiber (usually you will have more than 100 meters from access to data centre, so fiber is mandatory). If no such NI is available you would lose one slot for an "uplink fiber module". Otherwise you would need to use a U24 NI board with 2x fiber SFP and 22 copper SFP which is not really handy and to expensive. Additionally you can upgrade the ports from 10/100 to 10/100/1000 on a NI basis as soon as you require more speed on that NI for the copper ports.

Hope I shed some light on that NI...

Regards,
Benny

[GuvnorIBrokeMyPCX]

Benny,

Thats a valid point you have, maximising copper capacity at the network edge in higher density deployments by using 9600 with such a NI.

To be honest I have never used that sort of sized switch at the network edge so it didnt occur to me.

The UK rep did specifically say it was designed for the German market, whatever that means, I am not realy too bothered as to the reasoning.

For our new Data Centre, I have ordered 4 of them anyway in addition to numerous GNI-U24s, and GNI-C24s. Was a nice cost effective way of uplinking server ILO cards using 10/100 instead of paying for GbE. GNI-C24s reserved for Primary and Secondary NICs.